X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3750631 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:46:36 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090709124558698.UGNT2041@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:45:58 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: Accident - Oly Olson Down but Alive and well!!!!!!!!!!! Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:45:57 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01CA0071.AD732770" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Thread-Index: AcoAkzQs/1YjKHTqQkSIZOyh7Xav/w== Message-Id: <20090709124558698.UGNT2041@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01CA0071.AD732770 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am posting the contents of a report of an accident involving my friend Oly Olson and his rotary Vari-Veggan that was posted on Van's RV List by David Domeier. Oly was using an Ellison Throttle body rather then EFI and was working on sorting it out. I was attempting to assist him over the phone and via e mail. He seem to have a problem getting the Ellison to both idle well and still provide adequate fuel flow on the high end. He was thinking of going to a different size Ellison to see if that cured the problem. I have no further details at this time and no indication of what the cause of engine stoppage might have been. He had flown several times with the Ellison. Oly and his wife had stopped by to visit me last year, a great couple. I think it clear that having the right "reflexes" are necessary in such a situation - because there is no time to think - just react. Even so Oly clearly is a great stick man to get the aircraft oriented up right before striking the trees. The body of the report follows: Ed REPORT ". I received a cell phone call from a friend at KSUS (St. Louis Spirit) this afternoon at about 1:35 pm. He was upset and could hardly say what had just seen. From his open hangar he witnessed a mutual friend on down wind leg suddenly pitch up, roll nearly inverted and disappear behind an adjacent row of hangers in what appeared to be 45 degree dive. He said we just lost Olie. Olie is one of the guys in a local group messing around with experimental airplanes, he was trying to get the one and only metal built VariViggin to fly with a Mazda rotary engine. This was the second or third time Olie had attempted to fly the airplane in the past several years. It was a beautiful machine copied from original drawings and built by a couple engineers in Canada and painted like a Blue Angel F-18. Olie bought it and had it trucked in. We were in total shock and not feeling well at all about this happening to a guy we knew so well. I was really in the dumps when the phone rang again about 20 minutes later. It was the same friend calling to say local guys were reporting Olie was walking around the wreckage which was up in a tree. I said, this is the best phone call I have ever received, wow! I had Olie's cell phone number and called him. Sure enough, he was alive and well, and I said man am I glad to hear your voice. He said things happened real quick and he would brief everyone as soon as possible, meanwhile he was waiting for the FAA and also looking for a ride back to the airport. (he may not have been aware of it, but there was quite a traffic jam developing on Airport Road as a number of people saw him go in, one said he couldn't believe he was not killed, all this on a local TV web site) This evening I received more info on what happened. The engine quit at about 90 knots on down wind leg and the airplane pitched up immediately, probably due to a high thrust line, speed dropped off to about 70, and the machine rolled nearly inverted about that quick. Olie said "some basic instinct kicked in - I pushed the nose down trying to recover some speed and kicked rudder real hard trying to get the airplane to roll back up right" - it did just that before it hit the trees. He climbed down with hardly a scratch. We are thankful our friend Olie is with us tonight...." __________________ Needless to say so are we. I sent Oly an e mail asking that when he got things sorted out to provide any information he could about what he though the cause of the engine stoppage was. One thing from this incident shows that regardless of whether using and EFI system, a Carburetor or other means of providing fuel - they all require sorting out and you can encounter difficulties with any of them. Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01CA0071.AD732770 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am posting the contents of a report of an accident involving my friend Oly = Olson and his rotary Vari-Veggan that was posted on Van’s RV List by = David Domeier. Oly  was using an Ellison Throttle body rather = then EFI and was working on sorting it out.  I was attempting to assist = him over the phone and via e mail.  He seem to have a problem getting = the Ellison to both idle well and still provide adequate fuel flow on the = high end.  He was thinking of going to a different size Ellison to see = if that cured the problem.    I have no further details at this = time and no indication of what the cause of engine stoppage might have = been.  He had flown several times with the Ellison.  Oly and his wife had = stopped by to visit me last year, a great couple.

 

I think it clear that having the right = “reflexes” are necessary in such a situation – because there is no time to = think – just react.  Even so Oly clearly is a great stick man to get the = aircraft oriented up right before striking the = trees.

 

 The body of the report = follows:

 

Ed

 

REPORT

“…

I received a cell phone call from = a friend at KSUS (St. Louis Spirit) this afternoon at = about 1:35 pm. He was upset and could hardly say what had just seen. From his = open hangar he witnessed a mutual friend on down wind leg suddenly pitch up, = roll nearly inverted and disappear behind an adjacent row of hangers in what appeared to be 45 degree dive. He said we just lost Olie.

Olie is one of the guys in a local group messing around with = experimental airplanes, he was trying to get the one and only metal built VariViggin = to fly with a Mazda rotary engine. This was the second or third time Olie had attempted to fly the airplane in the past several years. It was a = beautiful machine copied from original drawings and built by a couple engineers in = Canada and painted like a Blue Angel F-18. Olie bought it and had it trucked in. We = were in total shock and not feeling well at all about this happening to a guy = we knew so well.

I was really in the dumps when the phone rang again about 20 minutes = later. It was the same friend calling to say local guys were reporting Olie was = walking around the wreckage which was up in a tree. I said, this is the best = phone call I have ever received, wow!

I had Olie's cell phone number and called him. Sure enough, he was alive = and well, and I said man am I glad to hear your voice. He said things = happened real quick and he would brief everyone as soon as possible, meanwhile he was = waiting for the FAA and also looking for a ride back to the airport. (he may not = have been aware of it, but there was quite a traffic jam developing on Airport = Road as a number of people saw him go in, one said he couldn't believe he was not = killed, all this on a local TV web site)

This evening I received more info on what happened. The engine quit at = about 90 knots on down wind leg and the airplane pitched up immediately, probably = due to a high thrust line, speed dropped off to about 70, and the machine = rolled nearly inverted about that quick. Olie said "some basic instinct = kicked in - I pushed the nose down trying to recover some speed and kicked rudder = real hard trying to get the airplane to roll back up right" - it did = just that before it hit the trees. He climbed down with hardly a scratch.

We are thankful our friend Olie is with us = tonight....”

__________________

=  

Needless to say so are we.  I sent Oly an e mail = asking that when he got things sorted out to provide any information he could = about what he though the cause of the engine stoppage was.  One thing = from this incident shows that regardless of whether using and EFI system, a Carburetor or = other means of providing fuel – they all require sorting out and you can encounter difficulties with any of them.

Ed Anderson

Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered

Matthews, NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

 

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